You need to compact the OE database after deleting messages from folders in
order to remove the wasted space. That should then reduce the size of the
folders.

Do a File | Folder | Compact all and see if that reduces the size.

See also www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

steve

"Planbureau Van Oirschot" wrote in message
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can anyone tell me why the files Inbox, Deleted items, etc, are so very
large ?
C:\docs and settings\username\local settings\application data\identities\a
large number\microsoft\outlook express

I use a backup program to copy to my USB stick, and was wondering why this
took so long...
The deleted items is a file of 11 307 kb !?!?
And I tell OE to empty the deleted items box when I quit the program.

thanks for reading this
Dutch Peter